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90 yj frame swap and build up

39K views 235 replies 19 participants last post by  lovett86 
#1 ·
started a new build thread

picked up a frame for 100 bucks, guy threw in a plastic tank with it



went back a couple weeks later and picked up a cj dash and speedo, cable



this is the jeep as it is sitting now



the frame does need a bit of repair at the passenger rear rail, will post pics after its repaired
 
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#58 ·
What I figured
 
#59 ·
had to take the last 6 weeks off from the jeep, only four of those were due to medical reasons, but im back too work tomorrow and back to the jeep build as well, i do have a few progress pics that i never put up either that i forgot about too
 
#62 ·
no work on the jeep tonight, but the last 2 nights i made some good progress on it, tonight i put a new rf wheel bearing and an engine belt on my brothers 03 liberty
 
#63 ·
been pretty busy around here lately, have made some progress here n there, bought some thing for the jeep, its a gonna be a surprise for later for anyone still following this build, no pics of anything yet unfortunately
 
#64 ·
so i haven't gotten very much work done on the body, other then putting primer on the spots i have repaired so far and i sat the body on the frame for now, had to get the chassis out of the drive way for now, having a bbq soon for my dads retirement party



body is just sitting on the mounts for now, gonna pull the 4cyl out and start mocking up the new mounts for the 360



picked up a dana 44 from an 84 dodge, has the one piece axle shaft and auto locking hubs







machined the rotors for now when i was at work, disassembled the hubs and cleaned and repacked everything, have to get new seals, ball joints, tie rods, u joints for it, im not gonna worry about getting new brakes until its at the point of being drive able, i think my brother in law still has a couple of 9" rear ends, if so i will be getting one for the rear, if not i will get what ever i can find, i have all the stock axles and drive line parts up for sale, so hopefully i can get some cash out of that for some new parts, since the new front axle is passenger drop i was thinking of getting a dana 300 with twin sticks for it
 
#66 ·
as it currently sits with out wheels again, at least its inside this time



sold the stock front and rear diffs, front dana 44 is some what in place for now, i will have to out board the springs before it will be properly in place, talked to my brother in law kevin and he has a 9inch ford rear end for me, i may have found a passenger drop transfer case for the jeep, hoping to sell some more stock parts so i can keep getting more stuff for the jeep
 
#69 ·
Build is looking really good! Reminds me of when we had to patch mine up. Lots and lots of rust. Will be interested to see how it turns out when it's all done. Keep up the good work!
 
#70 ·
definitely lots of rust up here, lol, it seems like i work on it in short bursts, it try to find time for it but other projects come up first, i'm trying to sell some of the unneeded stock parts so i can buy some of the little things like front end parts, brakes and gaskets for the engine, they are what seem to eat up the most money
 
#71 ·
made a little progress after work today, started on some seat brackets, the mounting points on the cherokee seats im gonna use arnt as wide so im making a few brackets out of some 1/4 steel





and dont forget to measure twice and drill once, i may have forgotten that on one
 
#74 ·
picked up some 15x8 rims from my father in law, they are older chrome rims from his old ford pickup, gonna sand them down and paint em black, i pulled a tree stump out of the back yard today too, i looked in the garage and thought to myself, i really need to clean this place up
 
#76 ·
thank you, progress has been slow, but i have lots of parts to keep me busy for a while now


just a pic of the trans transfercase together

i just talked to my brother in law and he has another centre section for a 9 inch and another set of gears for a front dana 44, so i may be regearing the axles soon
 
#77 ·
new to me cj grill, wider front fender flares and a pair of front fenders







i also made a scrap run yesterday to clean out the garage and get rid of any parts i cant use or didnt sell to make some more room in the garage again
 
#79 ·


new seats, they are out a cherokee, i had to make some brackets for them to work with the yj seat mounts



new dash, i had to cut out the hole for the steering column and the defrost vents
 
#80 ·
Got the 9" in the rear today, cut the perches off and moved them inward, haven't welded anything yet, found out that the spider gears are welded solid or there's a locker hiding inside of it, I have to pull the center section out anyways to swap in another one with matching gears for the front so I will know more when I do
 
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